Katarzyna Skiba
Women played a big role in bringing the government to power but may be left disillusioned.
politics
Polish opposition groups sign agreement setting out programme for future coalition government
Among their pledges are reversing PiS’s judicial reforms, overturning the near-total abortion ban, depoliticising public media, and separating church and state.
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